Adjustable support



March 9, 1943. 'Q E, ALLEN ETAL 2,313,115

ADJUS TABLE SUPPORT Filed Aug. 29, 1941 Patented Mar. 9, 1943 UNET .stars s fears Vlrr orsi-c ADJUSTABLE" SUPPORT George E. Allen, LawrenceA.Me'tz, and Francis C. Sharpe, Builo, N. Y.

1 Claim.

This invention relates to supports for lanterns and similar illuminatingdevices, and has for the primary object the provision of an efficientand inexpensive portable device which may be easily and quickly set upat various places for safely supporting an illuminating device and maybe readily adjusted to accommodate illuminating devices of differentsizes and may be easily folded while remaining attached to theilluminating device, so that the support with the illuminating devicethereon may be rested on the ground or a table or the like, forrefueling, cleaning or repairing the illuminating device.

With these and other objects in View as will become more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featurescf construction, combination and arrangement ci parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of the invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure l isa top plan view illustrating an adjustable and. portable supportconstructed in accordance with our invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view showing the support witha fragmentary portion of a lantern or the like associated therewith.

Figure 3 is a side eleva-tion partly in section illustrating the supportarranged for insertion in the ground.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 indicates a base blockpreferably of circular formation and is provided with a centrallyarranged opening 6 in which is suitably secured a depending stem l, thelower end of which terminates a limited distance below the bottom faceof the base block. The lower end of the stem 'I is hinged to a bracketrod 8, as shown at 9, which may readily be inserted withm a sleeve Illof a bracket Il or within a socketed ground engaging post l2.

The bracket il may be readily adapted to a wall or like support byfasteners I3 and the post I2 is pointed, as shown at I4, to facilitatethe insertion thereof in the ground.

The periphery of the base block 5 is provided with screw threadedsockets in which are threaded sleeves l extending radially from theblock and are internally screw threaded to receive threaded arms l5 towhich are riveted or otherwise secured retaining ears i6 that extendupwardly and inwardly with respect to the base block and coact inremovably securing on the base block a lantern or similar illuminatingdevice, the base of which is indicated by the character I1.

One of the earsY IB is equipped with a set screw I8 which may be turnedinto engagement with the base of the illuminating device for firmlyanchoring the illuminating device onto the base block.

The arms I5 being adjustable or threaded in the sleeves I4 permit theears I6 to be adjusted radially toward and from the center of the baseblock for the purpose of accommodating illuminating devices of differentsizes.

By referring to Figures 2 and 3 it will be seen that when the device isassociated either with the post I2 or the bracket II, the hinge 9 islocated Within the socket portion of the post or within the sleeve IIJof the bracket which will prevent the member 8 from hinging relative tothe stem 'I and thereby removably sustain the base block and itsassociated parts on the bracket or post. However, when the base blockand its members I and 8 are removed from either the bracket II orthepost I2, the member 8 may be swung on the hinge 9 to assume aposition substantially at right angles to the stem 'I. The member 8 whenin the dotted line position, as shown in Figure 2, or a'folded positionas described, will permit the resting of the device on a support such asa table, ground or the like with the illuminating device appliedthereto. This is extremely desirable as it will permit refueling,repairing or cleaning of the illuminating device while still attached tothe present invention.

The bracket II is preferably constructed from a single length ofmetallic material which is bent upon itself to form a shank with thesleeve I0 at one end and laterally extending attaching ears at itsopposite end through which the fasteners I3 extend,

Thus it will be seen that a very emcient and inexpensive adjustablesupport has been provided especially adapted for safely supporting anilluminating device at any place desired either upon a wall, or by apost arrangement inserted in the ground and if desired the member 8 ofthe stem 'I maybe inserted through a keeper of an oar lock permittingthe present invention to be readily installed upon a boat for thepurpose of safely maintaining the illuminating device on the boat. Thiswould be extremely desirable by iishermen and the like. Y

However, the present invention is not necessarily restricted to theforegoing uses and may be used for many other purposes.

While we have shown andl described the prelt'erred embodiment of theinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made Without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

In combination with a vertically arranged supporting post having one endpointed for insertion in the ground and provided with a socket in itsupper end portion, a circular base block normally arranged horizontallyabove the upper end of the post to have a base of a lantern restingthereon, `a plurality of clamping arms `threaded in the periphery of thebase block and coacting with each other in gripping the base of thelantern and each including telescopic sections with one sectionthreading into the other section whereby the arms may be lengthened andshortened for accommodating lantern bases of dilerent sizes, a stemsecured to the base block centrally thereof and normally extending intothe socket of the post, said stem including sections and a pivotconnecting the latter-named sections and lying in the socket of the postto prevent said sections of the stem from pivoting relative to eachother until the stem is removed from the post whereby one of saidsections of the stem may be pvoted to parallel the under face of thebase block to permit the latter to be rested on a horizontal supportWhile the lantern attached thereto is refueled and cleaned.

GEORGE E. ALLEN. LAWRENCE A. METZ. FRANCIS C. SHARPE.

